This is a list of notable films that are primarily about animals, including films where the main characters are animals or the plot revolves around an animal.
Films about anthropomorphised animals (such as Scooby-Doo), magical animals (such as Prancer) and toy animals such as Winnie-the-Pooh are included in this list. While films involving dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals are also included, those about legendary creatures, such as dragons, vampires, or animal-human hybrids like werewolves are not. Films featuring giant monsters based on real animals can be found on the list of films featuring giant monsters.
Top-grossing animal films
- Zootopia 2 (2025) (various) â $1,711,170,627
- The Lion King (2019) (lion) â $1,656,821,650
- Finding Dory (2016) (fish) â $1,028,570,889
- Zootopia (2016) (various) â $1,023,784,195
- The Jungle Book (2016) (various) â $966,550,600
- Finding Nemo (2003) (fish) â $940,343,261
- ' (2009) (various) â $886,686,817
- ' (2012) (various) â $877,244,782
- The Secret Life of Pets (2016) (various) â $875,457,937
- The Lion King (1994) (lion) â $858,555,561
- ' (2012) (various) â $746,921,274
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) (panda) â $665,692,281
- ' (2006) (various) â $660,998,756
- Sing (2016) (various) â $634,151,679
- Kung Fu Panda (2008) (panda) â $631,746,197
- Ratatouille (2007) (rat) â $623,722,818
- ' (2008) (various) â $603,900,354
- Puss in Boots (2011) (cat) â $554,987,477
- Madagascar (2005) (various) â $542,063,846
- Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) (panda) â $521,170,825
- Rio 2 (2014) (bird) â $498,781,117
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1930s, 1940s and 1950s
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1990s
- Arachnophobia (1990) (spiders) (John Goodman, Jeff Daniels)
- ' (1990) (ducks) (Alan Young, Christopher Lloyd)
- The Rescuers Down Under (1990) (mice) (Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor) (animated)
- Bingo (1991)
- White Fang (1991) (dog â husky/wolf) (Ethan Hawke)
- Beethoven (1992) (dog â St. Bernard) (Charles Grodin)
- Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
- Free Willy (1993) (killer whale) (Jason James Richter)
- ' (1993) (cat, golden retriever, bulldog)
- Man's Best Friend (1993)
- Andre (1994) (seal) (Tina Majorino)
- Iron Will (1994)
- Lassie (1994)
- The Lion King (1994) (lions)
- Monkey Trouble (1994) (capuchin monkey) (Thora Birch)
- ' (1994)
- The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995) (panda) (Stephen Land)
- Babe (1995) (pig) (James Cromwell)
- Balto (1995)
- Congo (1995) (gorillas) (Tim Curry)
- ' (1995)
- Fluke (1995) (dog â Irish setter) (Matthew Modine)
- Jumanji (1995) (various animals) (Robin Williams)
- Operation Dumbo Drop (1995) (elephant) (Danny Glover)
- Top Dog (1995) (German shepherd) (Chuck Norris)
- 101 Dalmatians (1996) (dalmatians) (Glenn Close)
- All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
- Dunston Checks In (1996) (Sam the orangutan) (Jason Alexander)
- Ed (1996) (chimpanzee) (Matt LeBlanc)
- ' (1996)
- Flipper (1996) (bottlenose dolphin) (Elijah Wood)
- Fly Away Home (1996) (geese) (Jeff Daniels)
- The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) (lions) (Val Kilmer)
- Larger than Life (1996) (elephant) (Bill Murray)
- Salt Water Moose (1996) (moose) (Johnny Morina)
- Shiloh (1996) (dog â beagle) (Michael Moriarty, Rod Steiger)
- Zeus and Roxanne (1997) (dog, dolphin) (Steve Guttenberg)
- Air Bud (1997)
- Buddy (1997) (gorilla) (Rene Russo)
- ' (1997) (dog â husky) (Rutger Hauer)
- Fierce Creatures (1997) (zoo) (John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin)
- Joey (1997) (kangaroo) (Ed Begley Jr.)
- That Darn Cat (1997) (Siamese cat) (Christina Ricci)
- ' (1998) (dog â golden retriever) (Kevin Zegers)
- ' (1998) (pig) (James Cromwell)
- Dr. Dolittle (1998) (various animals) (Eddie Murphy)
- ' (1998) (lions)
- Mighty Joe Young (1998) (gorilla) (Bill Paxton)
- Paulie (1998) (parrot) (Hallie Kate Eisenberg)
- Wishbone's Dog Days of the West (1998) (dog â Jack Russell) (Angee Hughes)
- Animal Farm (1999)
- A Dog of Flanders (1999) (dog) (Jesse James)
- ' (1999) (dog)
- Stuart Little (1999) (mouse)
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